This gentle online yoga class is for people with chronic autoimmune conditions, weight issues, long covid or anyone that has a difficult relationship with their body through physical pain, limited movement, or fatigue.
There are also folk who come with no condition in particular but appreciate the mindful pace, and concluding yoga nidra to relax from their day, or who have been here and like it but live away.
The benefits may be: sense of relaxation, sense of being more connected, calm, better sleep, clarity, increased range of movement, increased confidence, slow building of strength, improved digestion, better vitality, sense of deep rest.
With gentle movements, breath awareness, and building to holding in adapted versions of classic yoga postures (asana) and trying classic breathing techniques (pranayama), we’ll ease into yoga and its time-tested gift of letting go.
And with kind and patient guidance in case of brainfog and co-ordination issues, these sessions are at your pace. You never have to do anything I say and will be guided toward the engagement that suits you on the day. You’ll be invited extend, stay where you are or go back to resting.
These gentle yoga techniques are ones you can take into your own practice and everyday life. Fiona is a long experienced and kind teacher. For more classes, courses, workshops, day and residential retreats
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Each session ends with a 20-minute guided lying down meditation (yoga nidra) for deep relaxation and personal insight.
£54 for six sessions to use within 2 months. £12 drop in. The first class is free to see if it suits you. Please be in touch if on low/no income/key worker.
NB no session on May 27 - half term
Please arrange a pre-class consultation via the link in tickets. This not only gives you a chance to explain your needs, wants and any health conditions, but also helps you feel at home in the session.
People with these conditions, among others, might benefit: fibromyalgia, IBS, Crohn’s, PCOS, endometriosis, rheumatoid arthritis, sleep apnoea, CFS, ME, post-viral fatigue, PTSD (though no substitute for therapy), chronic back tension, chronic headache, diabetes.
A lovely community has developed
"Well worth it. As a Rheumatoid Arthritis and Fibromyalgia sufferer I have found Fiona’s weekly Gentle Yoga for people with Chronic Conditions and her monthly Yoga Nidra a Godsend. She is so understanding when I am too tired or in pain to do a movement, and always offers alternative versions of patterns to suit different bodies. I can even just lie down and rest, and the nidra meditation at the end leaves me in a state of relaxation that I do not feel at other times of the week. Thank you Fiona for a chance to join in." Sally, Belstone
"I have been following Fiona’s Gentle Yoga online for over a year. I really prefer online as feel more comfortable in my own home as well as feeling part of a group up on the screen. The movements and pace are right for me and my condition and I always feel more flexible and relaxed afterwards. The nidra is wonderful, Fiona’s voice is just sublime. My cats also love it!!" A, Hatherleigh
I was so grateful that Gentle Yoga was available to me at this time in my life. I really needed a Yoga practice that would help me to reconnect with my breath, my body and myself. This course helped me enormously and I found from listening to my body I was able to relax and sleep better. As a result, I became more energised, and my long-lasting exhaustion has lifted and I am glad to feel by body is getting stronger and more flexible too. Thank you to Fiona for this gentle yet effective yoga practice Margaret, Cork
I have found the gentle yoga beneficial for gentle stretching. So many times I have experienced unsympathetic physio which forces me into a flare when I push myself too hard. Then it’s all non-beneficial and unrewarding. Your course has given me confidence to continue with the exercises I have learned adapting as necessary to pain and stiffness. Thank you for being understanding and supportive. Amanda, Exeter – Gentle Yoga for folk with chronic conditions
As a qualified yoga teacher myself, you might imagine that I might be looking for an advanced class where myself and others could push our limits, do crazy postures, and twist ourselves up like the pretzel shapes that you see on Instagram. As a busy primary school teacher and endometriosis sufferer, however, that is not necessarily the case. Due to my endometriosis, I now have to be really careful not to do too much sometimes, and to be gentle with myself. I managed to do one of the gentle yoga sessions even during a flare up, something which has never been possible before. As someone who loves yoga, I am happy that I can adapt my practise to suit me, and join in with a class, even when I am not feeling great. It’s opened up new possibilities for me. I finish the class feeling relaxed, yet re-energised. Most importantly, I still feel great the next day. Cam, Buckfastleigh
You may also like the following events from Viveka Gardens - yoga farm:
- This Thursday, 26th June, 07:00 pm, Newbies Yoga - Summer Edition in South Molton
- Next Friday, 4th July, 07:00 pm, Friday Night Nidra ONLINE Monthly Summer Edit in Crediton, Devon
- Next Saturday, 5th July, 10:00 am, Meditation Workshops in South Molton
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Health & Wellness events in Alton,
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